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Navruz (New Year) Tour
offered by supplier M08851 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 7
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 15
people
Destination(s):
Uzbekistan
Specialty Categories:
Festival Tours
Cultural Journey
Season: March
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: No
Minimum Per Person Price: 500 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 900 US Dollar (USD)
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Navruz is a New Year holiday celebrated by many Oriental nations. The holiday dates back to the time when the most ancient chapters of Avesta, the sacred book of the Zoroastrians, were being written. Today "Navruz" is celebrated each year on March 21st. In most of the Silk Road countries, Navruz announces the joyful awakening of nature after winter and the beginning of the agricultural cycle of cultivating, planting, and harvesting. Its celebration is marked by concerts in parks and squares, trade fairs and national horse racing competitions, dog and cock fighting. Till today Uzbeks still serve a traditional meal of "Sumalayak" made from flour and sprouted wheat grains.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Tashkent (Air HY). Afternoon arrival to Tashkent, your journey will begin in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Welcome dinner in the museum of Applied Arts.
Day 2: Tashkent–Bukhara (Air HY). Breakfast. Transfer to airport for flight Tashkent-Bukhara by HY-1337 at 7:10–8:20. Bukhara reputed to be the holiest city in Central Asia. Remains of it dating back to the sixteenth century have survived to our day. Bukhara preserves genuine treasures of architecture of the pre-Mongol period. Lunch in Tea House near the pool. Dinner with folklore in Nadir Divan begi madrassah.
Day 3: Bukhara–Gijduvan–Samarkand. Breakfast. Departure to Samarkand by coach via Gijduvan. Visit of local family of craftsmen in Gijduvan and lunch in the local house. The small town of Gijduvan is situated in 46 km northeast from Bukhara. From ancient times until the present day Gijduvan has been considered an important trading town and crafts center. Gijduvan ceramics take a special place among the large number of crafts produced here. The Gijduvan School of ceramics is distinguished by its use of flower ornamentation, often in combination with geometric patterns. In the ceramics workshop of the Narzullayevs you will be able to: become acquainted with the process of producing ceramics, visit the ceramics museum, buy manufactured articles of Gijduvan craftsmen, taste the dishes of Uzbek national cuisine, have the unique opportunity of attending a training course under the leadership of the Gijduvan masters living in Abdullo's house. A bus will take you along the Golden Road to Samarkand where you will celebrate Navruz. Here at the junction of ancient caravan routes, the colossal blue domes of Tamerlanes imperial capital dwarf the modern Uzbek city.
Day 4: Samarkand–Urgut. Breakfast. Drive to Urgut, district of Samarkand region, located in a mountainous place in 40 km from Samarkand. Watching celebration of Navruz in Kushrabad village, where Navruz is traditionally celebrated. Different games, competitions and performances are played there. The main of the activities for Navruz celebration is Buzkashi a kind of polo game with sheep. Specially for this day a bazaar is organized where you can taste the specialties of Uzbek cuisine. Watching Buzkashi, national horse-riding game. Lunch in the village. Back to Samarkand. In the afternoon free time in the city. The special celebration of Navruz is felt everywhere. Singers, musicians and magicians put performance on the streets of the city to show their talent before big public. Feast of Uzbek plov.
Day 5: Samarkand. Breakfast. Full day sightseeing including Ulugbek’s Observatory, Shahi Zinda mausoleum, Registan Square, Gur Amir mausoleum. Watching Sumalak preparation in local mahalla (neighborhood). Dinner in local family house.
Day 6: Samarkand–Tashkent (300 km). Breakfast. Sightseeing: Bibi Khanum mosque (XIVc) built by Timur to be biggest mosque at time. Architect, craftsmen and painters built in 5 years. Bazaar. After lunch drive to Tashkent by coach. Farewell dinner with show.
Day 7: Tashkent. Breakfast. Flight out of Tashkent.
Tour dates: 17-23 March.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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